Social values associated with cross-national differences in mathematics and science achievement: A cross-national analysis

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 193-223

  Shen, Ce ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 85066191930     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09695940125423     Document Type: Article

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